Automobile bumper



.jan. 10, 1928. 1,656,011

w. T. MORRIS AUTOMOBILE BUMPER Filed Sept. 3. 1924 INVENTOR MU 7 MomATTORNEY fill il umin ted Joni 10, 1928.

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Application filed Eleptenr'ber 'llhis invention relates to automobilebun1pere, more particularly of the type comprising a main front bar ofresilient metal hi1 v nip; its ends bent upon themselves and clamped resectively to the main bar near each end to torn'i end loops, and theobject ot' the invention to provide an auxiliary or supplemental rearbar co-eiitensive in length with the distzmco between the atomsaidclamps and having; its ends bent uround to enter the clamps and be theresecured the body ol the rear her being spuced lroui the body ot thetront bar by the lust i'iained bent end portions, the curvature of whichis such us to augment considerably the resilience tat-tor oil thebumper, While the extended cl'iaructer ot the body portion ot the reorbar has the etlect ot completing the continuity oil the central portionof the bumper structure as a tluttened ring; oi metal.

tluch e continuous tlut ring constitutes in many respects the best formoi basic element tor a bumper, on account of i inherent stability, res"tance to deformation, and

tendency to resume normal contour alter impacts, and by including as anelement in its composition a tront bur which has its ends looped beyondthe periphery ot the ring, I have devised u structure which con1- binesthe advantages of the tint ring With the late al springy, tip protectionfor fendand Wheels which is recognized as a desideratum, and which .isdi'liicult to provide in the flat ring type of bumper as construct edconventionally Without making the some unwieldy end unsightly.

.ltelferring to the drawings, the figure illustrates in plan view thenow preferred term of bumper embodying the invention.

in the illustrated embodiment, the reference numeral 3 designates themiddle poition ot on impact member or front bar which is provided withbumper tips l: preferably termed in continuation out the trout bumperbar by bending its ends 5 around upon the main portion 3 to term returnportions in the loop tor-m desirable for protection oil tenders andother lateral parts of an auto-- mobile structure.

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The ends 5 are secured to the main portron by clamps ('3, and inaccordance \vith the .uiventioui provide it supplemental rcur bar 22"",spaced lfrom the tront be r 55 by reverse bends 52S termed neur each end29 oi the rear bar, which is preterably co-eiitensive in length with themain portion ti oi? the trout bur the ends :39 being; nsorted betweenthe tront portion 3 of the .uupact member Etl'ltl the ends of the loopsand secured in the clumps b. so that the roar bar and front bur iltil'lll in comb-nation it closed llat ring. constituting; the basic partof the bumper, ivhich may be supported. by suitable devices con nectinuthe rear bar 2? with the frame of an automobile.

'llhis orrangr ment bit the ends 259 tends to e ualize the ti ionel resitance to eui'lwise displacemei'it ol the contact in; iiarts, and thereverse bends 2E3 constitute 2i term of support which is yielding butgradually absorbs the total force of on impact ugainst the bumper troinWhatever direction it may be received.

Ill-loving thus described my invention, I claim jtu automobile bumpercomprising on elongated fiat ring termed by a tront bar end asupplemental rear bar spaced apart and united by clamps Within which arecinbroced the end portions olt said bore respeclively said clampsei'nbracingr also portions of said front bar intermediate its ends thelatter being; termed into loops entendiuolaterally beyond the peri'ihery o'l sitid fiat ring; and sold rcur bar having its end not tionscurved :torrvard tlrom the plane of its body to the region 0t saidclumps respectively, to serve as spacing means, said curvportionscomprising reverse bends symmctricolly disposed rearward oi theclamping; re- ,egions the ends ol the rear bar being sin-- bracedbetween the lront bur and its return end portions, to equalize thefrictional resistance thereof to endrvire displucemcn't.

In testimony Whercol., l have signed this specification.

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